The Mourning Lands

The Mourning Lands were once a vibrant and lush landscape with kingdoms and nations populating the terrain. Now, it is nothing more than a desert full of monsters and Shadow. It is here where the Mourning Lord resides, it is here where evil lays dormant until provoked.

History
In the late 300s AS, an army invading from the North lead by the Mourning Lord swept through the kingdoms here. Little is known from what remains of these times and what kingdoms used to reside here. Many stayed to try to fight against the Shadow, but they were all slaughtered under their might. The remaining few that did not fight fled to the west and to the south where they settled an built new nations.

For hundreds of years nothing was seen or heard from the Mourning Lands again. Any attempts that have lead to push back the Shadow from these lands have all failed, no survivors are said to return from these expeditions.

This remained this way until the mid 1000s, when the Mourning Lord led a siege against the dwarven stronghold of Angrun. Due to their significant defenses and their ability to gain supplies through the Deep Roads, the siege has remained for 200 years and is active to this day. Whatever lies under Angrun, the Mourning Lord will not give it up.

Geography
The land is devoid of all life. Corruption has taken deep roots here and has poisoned the land strangling the life out of it. Anything that was once alive now serves the Mourning Lord. The sand and dirt can be seen for miles upon miles leading beyond the horizon, the land is hot and fuming as if the ground itself burns. Large rocks and outcroppings dot the landscape acting as the only landmarks that one may find out it desert. Monsters lurk behind every dune, as if the shadows themselves hide their approach. You will find nothing but death here, and all that have tried to enter have proven that to be a fact.